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Piper PA-28 N5654W

11 October 2022 · Morristown, Tennessee, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 11 October 2022 at about 14:37 local time, a Piper PA-28 registered N5654W was involved in an accident near Morristown, Tennessee, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 14:37
Classification
Accident
Location
Morristown, Tennessee, United States
Nearest airport
Moore-Murrell (MOR)
Coordinates
36.1792, -83.3755
Aircraft
Piper PA-28
Registration
N5654W
Category
Airplane
Year built
1962
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Sevierville → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ERA23LA016

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The solo student pilot’s improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The solo student pilot reported that he landed hard during which the nose landing gear (NLG) tire “blew out”, and the NLG strut collapsed. Subsequently, the airplane skidded to a stop on the runway. The engine mount was substantially damaged. The student pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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